# Navajo NARCH Partnership Admin-Core

> **NIH NIH S06** · DINE' COLLEGE · 2021 · $75,072

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Administrative Core will be co-led by Diné College (tribal college of the Navajo Nation) [MPIs: MC Bauer,
PhD and CB Kahn, DrPH (Navajo)] and Northern Arizona University (NAU) [MPIs: NI Teufel-Shone, PhD and J
Wilson, MPH (Navajo)] using a collaborative leadership model. In contrast to a hierarchical or autocratic
approach, collaborative leadership supports a style of administration and management in which the skills and
knowledge of all members of the leadership team are honored for their potential contribution to decision
making, resource allocation, communication and organization. This approach supports the equitable
integration of the senior MPIs (M. Bauer and N. Teufel-Shone) and the junior MPIs (C. Kahn and J. Wilson).
Dr. Kahn and Ms. Wilson have worked with the Navajo NARCH for more than four years as component
coordinators, but now will be transitioning to assuming new roles in the leadership team. This approach will
assure that the 4 MPI leadership team functions effectively and efficiently, and effectuates the goal of
mentoring early career Navajo scholars to develop the skills and confidence to lead a multi-component
research-education center. For four years, Navajo NARCH has prioritized the development of reciprocal
relationships with agencies and program directors/managers to gain experience for a new generation of health
researchers and public health practitioners and in turn, to offer the skills of this eager and now, well educated
workforce to contribute to health research and public health efforts within Navajo Nation. The Center has
assembled a diverse group of Community Advisory Board (CAB) members from across Navajo Nation,
representing public health, primary health care, health research, education, government, and tribally and
federally-run programs to assure the regional and cultural relevance of NARCH activities. The aims of this
Core are designed to ensure effective, coordinated action and progression towards the goals of the Center. In
Years 1-4, the Administrative Core will 1) Manage an infrastructure that fosters transparent communication
among all Center personnel and Community Advisory Board (CAB) members, supports efficient operation and
promotes an environment conducive to ethical and productive training, collaboration and research, 2) Provide
clear leadership and oversight to facilitate effective distribution of resources and identify training and career
development opportunities for NARCH team members, and 3) Convene quarterly with the CAB to obtain
guidance and feedback on implementation and dissemination activities, and solicit strategies to leverage the
Center's resources to build the service and research capacity of the Navajo Nation. The Administrative Core
will use a mixed methods approach to track factors contributing to progress, achievements, delays and related
changes of the Center components’ stated goals and aims and to evaluate the Center's outcomes and
challenges.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10223748
- **Project number:** 1S06GM142121-01
- **Recipient organization:** DINE' COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** MARK C BAUER
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $75,072
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-23 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10223748

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10223748, Navajo NARCH Partnership Admin-Core (1S06GM142121-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10223748. Licensed CC0.

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